Category: career
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Being a good senior tester means having an opinion
More than just measuring and sitting apart from the actual “goodness” of your product, a senior tester should be opinionated. Having and expressing opinions is crucial. They influence testing strategies, help your stakeholders to understand quality and demonstrate your influence.
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How to identify the right senior tester for your new Team / Company
NOT ALL TESTERS ARE THE SAME. This can make looking for and hiring a senior in your organisation very tricky. So here’s my helpful tips and tricks for what to look for when hiring a senior (especially if you’re a new team or start up).
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Hiring a first QA into a startup – Why you need a senior
I’ve been the first QA hire and an early hire for start ups and engineering organisations. Here’s what I’ve seen and the things that I wish you knew when picking what to hire for.
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Why you need testers in a new team
Testing early is important to prevent bugs caused by uncertainty, but we usually don’t think to include testers from the start of a team. This post discusses the needs that teams / organisations early in their life have and the type of testing (and testers) that can help.
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Career Progression in Testing: The Awesome Power of Influence
Within testing there’s no really defined career path beyond what the market sets for us. The market values SDIT and automation? Then people assume that’s the route for progression. But other than changing tools and techniques, how do we really progress as testers? Influence.